Expression of signaling molecules associated with apoptosis in human ischemic stroke tissue

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-85

  Mitsios, Nicholas ^a   Gaffney, John ^a   Krupinski, Jerzy ^b   Mathias, Richard ^c   Wang, Qiuyu ^a   Hayward, Stuart ^d   Rubio, Francisco ^b   Kumar, Patricia ^a   Kumar, Shant ^e   Slevin, Mark ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl2; Caspase 3; Cerebral ischemia; Human brain tissue; JNK; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34147131668     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:47:1:73     Document Type: Article

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